Washing or cooking boiler.



B. F. CORNELIUS.

WASHING OR COOKING BOILBR.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 11, 1912.

Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

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vBENE'.AIMIZN' F. CORNELIUS, OF DAVIS, OKLAHOMA.

WASHING 0B COOKING BQILER..

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known. that l, BENJAMIN F. CORNET uns, citizen of theA United States of America, residing at Davis, in the county of Murray and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Washing or Cooking Boilers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to washing or cooking boilers, the object ofthe invention beingto provide an improveddevice of this character constructed 1n such manner that 1t may be used for washin clothes, or for steaming and cooking too stuii's when it 1s 5 desired to can them.

llurther objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which now follows.

ln the accompanying drawing Figure l is a vertical sectional vlew ot a device constructed in accordance with the invention. l? ig. 2 is a horizontal section therethrough upon line XMK ot Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 1s a. horizontal sectional view upon line Y-Y of Fi l.

like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the ii res of the drawing.

Referringtothe rawing, the numeral 5 designates a substantially cylindrical casing, having an annular inwardly directed rib 6. This rib supports a water pan 7. A. ring 8, forming a lower water chamber, is seated upon the bottom of casing 5, and is covered by a screen fabric 9. A screen cylinder 10 is disposed within casing 5 and rest-s upon screen 9 and entends upwardly to the underside of water pan 7.. A wire spiral 11 is disposedcentrally within the screen cylinder l@ and serves a function hereinaiter set forth. er faucet l2 leads from the lower portion of: the lower water chamber, and this faucet opens into the interior of ring 8, and is provided with an additional opening 14, whereby said faucet serves to drain dirt and dirty water from the interior of ring 8 and also from the lower portion of the space between ring 8 and casing 5. Water pan 7 is provided at its bottom with a valve indicated at 15 and avent pipe 16 carried by said pan permits the steam generated in t e lower portion of casing 5 to pass to the u per side of an 7. llt desired, an additiona vent pipe 1 may be rovided in a'cover 18, which is provided a handle 19 and a flange 20, said flange tting within the upper portion of the Specication of Letters Patent.

Application died Hay 11, 1912. Serial No. 696,690.

casing 5. Vent pipe 17 may be provided with a removable plug by means of which plug said pi e may be closed at" will. The operation o the device is as follows When used as a. washing machine, the lower portion of the casin 1s filled with water and the clothes to he washed are placed within the screen cylinder 10, said screen cylinder 10 spacing them from the side walls of casing 5 and the screen 9 spacing them from the bottom of casing 5. The splral 11 maintains a central open passage through the clothes'and permits a flow of steam and Water upwardly through -the center oi the clothes and back down `through the clothes, thereby `causing a precipitation of the dirt from the clothes and thoroughly cleansing them. After the clothes have been steamed for ten minutes, or thereabout, the faucet 12 is opened and the dirty water allowed to escape. 'The faucet is then closed and'valve 15 is opened, ermittin-g the water from the water pan to dow downwardly through the clothes, and to take the place of the water that has been discharged, the water in the Water pan have `ing been heated during the steaming of the clothes. The water pan is then filled, preparatory to again repeating this action, if desired. lf desired, a jacket indicated at 21 may be secured in position about the casing 5, this jacket providing a hot air space which prevents loss of heat by radiation, and renders the device, more economical in use.

While this device is articularly adapted tor use in cleansing clot es, it is also adapt- Patentea Jan. as, 191s.

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ed for use as a cooker to steam food products.-

l/Vhle the elements shown and described are welladapted to serve the purposes tor which they are intended, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes within its purview, such changes as may be made within the scope of the appended claim. .v

Having described my invention, what l claim is v y ln a device of the character described, the combination with an inclosing casing, of a lower annular member located therein and spaced from the side walls thereof, said annular member having a horizontal screen top, .ascreen cylinder vertically disposed within said casinsaid screen cylinder being slightly smal er in diameter than said dit ict

annular member, and said screen cylinder having its lower end resting loosely upon said horizontal screen top, a Water pan supported by the wall of the casing and located 5 adjacent the top thereof, said screen cylinder terminating at the under side of said water pan, a Wire spiral disposed centrally and loosely Within the screen cylinder with its lower end resting upon vthe screen top 10 and with its upper end resting against the underside of said Water pan, and a controlling valve for controlling the passage of Water from said Water pan to the interior of the screen cylinder.

In testimony whereof I aix my signa- 15 ture in presence of two Witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. CORNELIUS. Witnesses:

A. K. SUGGs, H. A. GAGE. 

